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January 15, 2020

UN official: Sudan effectively contributed to combating human trafficking

A UN official said on Tuesday that Sudan has effectively contributed to combating human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. This came during a meeting of the regional representative of...

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January 15, 2020

Egyptian pilot killed in fighter jet crash during training

The Egyptian military had announced that a pilot was killed in when a fighter jet crashed during training on Tuesday. “In the context of carrying out the training activities...

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January 14, 2020

Somalia: Bomb blast outside capital Mogadishu kills 3

At least three Somali government soldiers were killed and two wounded when a bomb blast targeted a security convoy on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, officials...

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January 14, 2020

Iraq’s miracle baby holds on to life in Turkey

An Iraqi baby with a congenital heart disease is recuperating after a successful surgery in Turkey, reports s Anadolu Agency. Ali Aqeel Jabbar Altaee, who is 30 months old,...

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January 14, 2020

Yemeni gov’t, separatist council start troops pullout

The Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Tuesday started a gradual withdrawal from the southern Abyan province abiding by the agreement reached in Riyadh. In November,...

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January 14, 2020

Influential Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for anti-US demonstrations

Populist Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Tuesday for a million Iraqis to march against the US “presence and violations” in Iraq after Washington’s killing of an Iranian...

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January 14, 2020

US ‘very pleased’ with UK PM’s ‘Trump deal’ assessment on Iran

The United States is “very pleased” that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees with the US assessment on Iran with his comments expressing willingness to replace the 2015 Iran...

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January 14, 2020

Iran arrests suspects in plane disaster as protests persist

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have...

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January 14, 2020

Europeans trigger dispute mechanism in Iran nuclear deal

France, Britain, and Germany formally triggered the dispute mechanism in Iran’s nuclear deal on Tuesday, the strongest step the Europeans have taken so far to enforce an agreement that...

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January 14, 2020

Hasn’t the US been a greater source of instability in the Middle East than Iran?

During a televised discussion over which country has been the main source of instability in the Middle East, I struggled to place Iran ahead of the US. While it...

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